Entries by Lisa McDonald

NCL, 14 Other Orgs Oppose X/Twitter Attempt to Escape Privacy Requirements

July 2, 2026 in /by

July 2, 2026: Washington, DC – Today, the National Consumers League and 14 other organizations submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opposing a petition from X Corp. (formerly Twitter) to discard an order requiring the company to maintain privacy and cybersecurity safeguards. The order—unanimously approved in 2022 by two Republican and two Democratic commissioners—was necessitated after Twitter repeatedly violated a preexisting privacy order it had been under since 2011. The 2011 order was also ratified unanimously at the time by two Republicans and three Democrats.  

Consumers Last: SCOTUS Erodes Independence of Consumer Protection Agencies

June 29, 2026 in /by

June 29, 2026: Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter and other formerly independent agency heads across the government by allowing the president to fire them at will. This decision reverses nearly a century of Supreme Court precedent and granted President Trump significant and consolidated power. 

The National Consumers League Calls on FDA to Determine No Clinical Need for Continued Mass Compounding of GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs

June 25, 2026 in /by

June 25, 2026: Washington, DC– At a time when poison control centers report a nearly 1,500 percent increase in calls since 2019 about overdosing and serious adverse events related to injectable compounded GLP-1 weight loss drugs, the National Consumers League (NCL) is calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to act with a sense of urgency in finalizing a rule that will establish “no medical or clinical need” for continued mass compounding of these medicines.

Congress Must Protect the Nation’s Household Product Safety Regulator – Urges National Consumers League

June 24, 2026 in /by

June 24, 2026: Washington, DC – Today, the National Consumers League (NCL) submitted a letter for the record in advance of a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on the nominations of Brien Lorenze and Karen Sessions to be Commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). 

Enough Is Enough: NCL Child Labor Coalition Calls for Tougher Penalties as Violations Soar 

June 18, 2026 in , , /by

June 18, 2026: Washington, DC – The Child Labor Coalition (CLC) applauds Senator Patty Murray and Representative Rosa DeLauro for reintroducing the Children Harmed in Life-threatening or Dangerous (CHILD) Labor Act. According to recent reporting, the number of child labor violations has risen fivefold in the last 10 years. 

Ahead of World Day Against Child Labor, the Child Labor Coalition Urges Federal Legislation to Combat Child Labor

June 11, 2026 in /by

June 10, 2026: Washington, DC — As the world prepares to observe World Day Against Child Labor on June 12, the Child Labor Coalition (CLC) joins today with Members of Congress, labor leaders, human rights advocates, and policy experts for Combating Child Labor 2026. Hosted by Ranking Member Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, in the Rayburn House Office Building at 3 p.m., experts will discuss today’s child labor challenges and recent legislative efforts to protect vulnerable children from exploitation here in the U.S. as well as in global supply chains.

SCOTUS Decision Delivers FCC Victory for Consumers, Says National Consumers League

June 4, 2026 in /by

June 4, 2026: Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court decided 8-1 in FCC v. AT&T that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can continue assessing fines under the agency’s founding statute. Wireless carriers AT&T and Verizon attempted to escape liability for tens of millions of dollars related to consumer privacy violations by suing to disarm the FCC, rather than defending their business practices. NCL, two former chairs of the FCC, and five other public interest organizations filed an amicus brief at the Supreme Court to defend the agency earlier this year.